Number of Positions :1

Salary: $50,678 - $71,564, commensurate with experience, and includes consideration of conferred degrees and relevant graduate-level credits, with salary adjustments made in accordance with the applicable salary schedule.

Benefits: Comprehensive Medical/Vision/Dental/Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program, NYS Retirement, Optional Supplemental Retirement, Tuition Reimbursement, Eligibility for Public Student Loan Forgiveness, Paid time off (Vacation, Personal, and Holidays), Ongoing training and development.

Location/Hours: Southern Adirondack Education Center, Hudson Falls; Monday-Friday (8:00AM-2:45PM)

The ELD Skills Room School Counselor coordinates and provides behavioral interventions within the Exceptional Learners program. The candidate will support de-escalation and social skills instruction allowing students to experience success in the Exceptional Learners Division.

• Support students' emotional regulation through the use of de-escalation techniques inline with Therapeutic Crisis Intervention in Schools and BoysTown Specialized Classroom Management

• Process student behavioral referrals according to BoysTown Specialized Classroom Management and BOCES policy & regulations

• Oversee the functioning of the skills room, including providing direction to skills room staff on responses to calls for student behavior support, social skills instruction as part of the referral process, and student consequences as part of the school-wide motivation system

• Document skills referrals and behavior interventions in the student management system and other forms as required by BOCES policy; ensure timely entry and accuracy of information; follow-up with staff regarding documentation

• Communicate with building administrators in a timely manner about student behavior

• Communicate with teams with updates regarding student behavior, including student progress, successful approaches for supporting student behavior, and referral consequences

• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings to develop and implement support plans for students through the MTSSi process

• Support the coordination and completion of threat assessments at the direction of the Principal; support the development and implementation of any subsequent safety plans and communicate with parents, outside providers, and team members as directed

• Any other such duties may be delegated by the program administrators and may be necessary to perform the functions of the position.

  
  

• School Counselor Provisional Renewal;
• School Counselor Permanent;
• School Counselor Initial; or
• School Counselor Professional
• Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply

The Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES does not discriminate in its programs and activities, including employment and admission as applicable, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, economic status, marital status, veterans' status, political affiliation, domestic victim status, use of a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog, disability, or other classifications protected under federal or state law, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The designated district compliance officer(s) will coordinate compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act, and the New York State Human Rights Law. The WSWHE BOCES Civil Rights Compliance Officers are: Katelynn Attanasio and David Ashdown, Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES, 267 Ballard Road, Suite 5, Wilton, NY 12831. phone: (518) 581-3372, email: kattanasio@wswheboces.org or dashdown@wswheboces.org. Complaints may also be filed with the Office for Civil Rights, New York Office, U.S. Department of Education, 32 Old Slip, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10005- 2500, phone (646) 428-3800, fax (646) 428-3843, email: OCR.NewYork@ed.gov.